S3SSDC240 240GB

S3SSDC240 240GB
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Effective Speed -37%Effective Speed -37%Average Score -32%Read -8%, Write -10%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -24%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -124%, SusWrite -16%Peak Score -5%Read -1%, Write -2%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -28%, SusWrite 10%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -50%DQ Read -66%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -33%, ADQ Read -120%, ADQ Write -12%, ADQ Mixed -280%, Age 147%, AS-SSD Total -26%

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Average Bench: 71.7% (635^th of 1072)

Based on 152 user benchmarks. Model: S3SSDC240

Poor: 38%Average: 71.7% Great: 98%

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Good average bench

The S3SSDC240 240GB averaged 28.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.9MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 258MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the S3SSDC240 240GB is 60.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the S3SSDC240 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 148MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 256MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 152 samples)

Rank 63571.7%

Min	Avg	Max
261	Read 424	503
164	Write 367	475
24.7	Mixed 323	412
63.1	SusWrite 256	427
76.8% 343 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12	4K Read 25.9	41.3
12.7	4K Write 70.9	115
0.6	4K Mixed 20.1	45.4
103% 39 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
69.7	DQ Read 148	221
58	DQ Write 258	334
0.6	DQ Mixed 68.5	249
90% 158 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

PRT-User, 1 month ago.

43GB free

Firmware: U0118A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 169 54 47 75 75 MB/s

77.7% Very good

Write 426

Mixed 384

SusWrite 134

80% 360 MB/s

4K Read 25

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 26.1

128% 52.8 MB/s

DQ Read 177

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 39.5

92% 185 MB/s

ITA-User, 2 days ago.

40GB free

Firmware: T1125A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 393 269 50 52 52 MB/s

72.4% Very good

Write 402

Mixed 367

SusWrite 203

81% 363 MB/s

4K Read 27.3

4K Write 78.1

4K Mixed 16.5

104% 40.6 MB/s

DQ Read 198

DQ Write 281

DQ Mixed 25.7

79% 168 MB/s

PRT-User, 2 month ago.

144GB free

Firmware: U1013A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 436 440 201 194 120 MB/s

68.6% Good

Write 404

Mixed 395

SusWrite 302

88% 393 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 80.1

4K Mixed 1.2

82% 35.5 MB/s

DQ Read 118

DQ Write 299

DQ Mixed 14.5

67% 144 MB/s

PRT-User, 4 days ago.

76GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HCS1A25E

SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 165 74 51 47 45 MB/s

65.7% Good

Write 409

Mixed 376

SusWrite 129

78% 350 MB/s

4K Read 33.7

4K Write 62.1

4K Mixed 13.9

102% 36.6 MB/s

DQ Read 172

DQ Write 249

DQ Mixed 16.9

67% 146 MB/s

BRA-User, 30 days ago.

33GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U1124A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 133 58 26 69 9.6 MB/s

64.2% Good

Write 388

Mixed 358

SusWrite 97

72% 323 MB/s

4K Read 27.2

4K Write 73.2

4K Mixed 19.4

105% 39.9 MB/s

DQ Read 95.9

DQ Write 330

DQ Mixed 33.3

78% 153 MB/s

BRA-User, 15 days ago.

59GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U1124A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 207 96 66 58 76 MB/s

62.1% Good

Write 386

Mixed 358

SusWrite 111

72% 320 MB/s

4K Read 26

4K Write 67.5

4K Mixed 19.9

101% 37.8 MB/s

DQ Read 131

DQ Write 252

DQ Mixed 34.5

71% 139 MB/s

PRT-User, 11 days ago.

25GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H201210a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 195 179 172 183 187 MB/s

60% Above average

Write 202

Mixed 201

SusWrite 184

51% 227 MB/s

4K Read 20.4

4K Write 54.4

4K Mixed 28

96% 34.3 MB/s

DQ Read 115

DQ Write 162

DQ Mixed 119

95% 132 MB/s

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Typical S3SSDC240 240GB Builds (Compare 4,677 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 12%

Tree trunk

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 12%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H410M H V3

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,337x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	1,028x
Core i5-10400Intel $130Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	584x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples	609x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	439x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	344x

SSD
S3SSDC240 240GBBench 72%, 152 samples	1x

RAM
KF2666C16D4/8G 2x8GBKingstonBench 79%, 8,345 samples	112x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	102x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	99x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $98

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

S3SSDC240 240GB

Average Bench: 71.7% (635^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H410M H V3

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Average Bench: 71.7% (635th of 1072)

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